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Job Description

As the behavioral health subsidiary of Health Net, Inc., MHN provides comprehensive behavioral-change solutions for individuals and organizations, including managed behavioral health and employee assistance programs workplace productivity solutions. MHN has provided family counseling and advocacy services to military personnel and their families since 2004, and launched its Government Services division in January 2006 to support these programs. The Military & Family Life Consultant Program continues to serve and support hundreds of thousands of military personnel and families across the nation and abroad. For more information, visit www.mhn.com and www.mhngs.com.
 
Health Net, Inc. is among the nation's largest publicly traded managed health care companies. Its mission is to help people be healthy, secure and comfortable. The company's health plans and government contracts subsidiaries provide health benefits to approximately 6.7 million individuals across the country through group, individual, Medicare, Medicaid and TRICARE and Veterans Affairs programs. Health Net's behavioral health subsidiary, MHN, provides mental health benefits to approximately 6.6 million individuals in all 50 states. The company's subsidiaries also offer managed health care products related to prescription drugs, and offer managed health care product coordination for multi-region employers and administrative services for medical groups and self-funded benefits programs. For more information on Health Net, Inc., please visit the company's Web site at www.healthnet.com.
 
*$1,250 SIGN-ON BONUS: MHNGS Contractor staff or ineligible for this bonus*
 
JOB SUMMARY:
The Counselor works as part of a mobile team to provide family services to military members and families who are geographically isolated from military installations. The Counselor is a licensed mental health professional and provides information, coaching, training, and education to military families and service members on issues concerning children and adolescents (ages 0-18). Direct, non-clinical services to children and adolescents ages 2-18 are also provided by the Child Behavioral Specialist.
 
The Counselor provides on-site, mobile, and telephonic non-clinical problem solving counseling to families when other resources are not available and makes appropriate referrals and warm transfers to military and community resources according to the needs of families and service members.
 
 
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Reaches out to families with children to conduct non-medical needs assessments and provides supportive, non-medical counseling services to families/parents, such as parenting and child development education (ages 0-18), suggestions for behavioral interventions, non-medical counseling, recommends referrals and other services as appropriate, etc. 
• Provides age appropriate activities-based programs to young children and adolescents on topics such as identifying feelings, problem solving, bullying, conflict resolution, self-esteem, coping with deployment and reunification, sibling/parental relationships, anger and time management, separation from parent(s), divorce, health and wellness/self care, etc.
• Facilitates psycho-educational discussion groups for older children and adolescents.
• Travels (70%) on demand throughout the state to meet with families and unit family support staff to assess needs and provide/arrange for counseling services.
• Builds coalitions with federal, state and local resources.
• Serves as liaison between families, programs and agencies ensuring available resources are known and linked through a network that includes military, state and local programs and services for families, children and youth.
• Provide consultations, trainings and educational presentations/workshops for parents, school staff, child-care professionals, and other community groups on topics such as child development, behavior management, burnout and self-care, effects of deployment and reunification on children and youth, recognizing behavioral indicators of stress in children and youth, etc.
• Provides feedback on outreach efforts and tracks services performed and referrals made.
• Develops behavioral and psychotherapeutic training and education programs and materials as well as researches and adapts existing materials.
• Completes and submits all required documentation.
• Documents contacts made with outside agencies and health care professionals.
• Maintain accurate records, including phone calls, referrals, and other significant information.
• Participates in program development.
• Evenings and weekends required.
• Travel up to 70% of the time.

Job Requirements

REQUIREMENTS:
 
Education:
Master's Degree in clinically relevant field from accredited university required
 
Certification/License: 
Fully Licensed to practice in this State at the Master's or Doctorate level as a Clinical Social Worker, Marriage Family Therapist, Professional Counselor or Psychologist without restrictions or supervision at the highest independent level.
 
Experience: 

• Minimum two years experience working with families and children required
• Experience with groups of young children and adolescents in clinical or school setting
• Experience providing activities based psycho-educational programs to children and adolescents
• Experience preparing and presenting educational and informational presentations

• Working knowledge of military lifestyle and issues impacting families
• Skilled in working with parents and children through educational outreach and non-medical, problem-solving counseling
• Ability to develop and deliver group presentations
• Ability to accurately assess needs and make referrals to appropriate resources
• Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships using tact and diplomacy in interactions with individuals/families and with program representatives and officials
• Computer skills sufficient to create, maintain, and send reports
• Effective verbal and written communication skills